Woman pleads for Patch’s safe return
Dublin People 10 Dec 2011
A NORTHSIDE dog-lover is heartbroken over the loss of
her beloved pooch called Patch.
Skerries local Nicola McCann, who has even paid for a
pet detective, believes her one-year-old Shih Tzu was simply
“in the wrong
place at the wrong time
? when he went missing in the early hours of November
21.
Nicola (34), who blames herself for the loss of her
dog, described how her furry friend hasn’t been seen since the door of her
house was accidentally left open last month.
“Having been working really hard and fearing that I
was turning into some saddo, preferring to sit in with Patch watching the
X-factor, I decided instead to head out on the Sunday to watch the Liverpool
and Chelsea game,
? she told Northside People.
“This innocent decision lead to another out of
character decision on my part to invite people back to my house later that
night for food and drinks.
“That was how the door of my house was left open in
the early hours of the following morning allowing for Patch to get out.
?
She added:
“My world has been devastated beyond
belief. I have gone from feeling severe shock, trauma, panic to overwhelming
grief and back again.
?
Nicola shared joint guardianship of Patch with her
sister Jacqui (28). Having never had a pet prior to Patch’s arrival, the
sisters were overwhelmed by how much
“unconditional love
? they felt for the new
four-legged member of the McCann family.
“We never left Patch alone,
? Nicola explained.
“If we were working then we’d take him to my parents’
house where he was treated more like a grandson than a dog.
“But now he’s gone and the void is unbearable;
unbearable due to his absence but also due to the unknown circumstances of his
disappearance or his actual whereabouts.
“I truly believe he was simply in the wrong place at
the wrong time and someone opportunistically took him.
?
Nicola and her sister have done everything they can to
locate Patch from distributing posters and emails to even hiring a pet
detective at a cost of
?¬300.
“I will have to live with the guilt of the choices I
made that day but that aside I will continue to fight to find him,
? Nicola
stated.
“My only lead is the possibility that a white van with
a northern registration that was seen in the area may have stopped and picked
him up or another possibility is that someone else close by may have him.
“Patch is the friendliest and cutest little dog you’ll
ever meet so I wouldn’t blame anyone for taking a shine to him.
?
Patch is easily distinguishable with patches of grey
fur and unusually he doesn’t have a tail.
He is chipped, neutered and was wearing a blue collar
with a blue Mickey Mouse tag.
Nicola is offering an undisclosed reward for
information leading to the safe return of Patch.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Nicola
McCann on 086-3763381.
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